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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Sep 1;91(3):542–551. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000003281

Figure 1. Graphic aid for the Best Case/Worst Case trauma ICU intervention.

Figure 1.

Patricia Jones is a 73-year-old who presents as a Level I trauma following a fall down a flight of stairs. Injuries notable for bilateral rib fractures, multiple facial fractures and an intracranial bleed. She was intubated in the trauma bay due to poor oxygenation and worsening GCS and admitted to the ICU. Overnight, Patricia’s neurological examination worsens, and a repeat head CT shows significant midline shift. She is taken to the OR with neurosurgery for craniotomy and hematoma evacuation.